Doctor Di Dickenson
Lecturer,
Humanities (Arts)
Biography
I am currently teaching in both the English and Cultural and Social Analysis majors in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts. I co-ordinate units in Children's Culture and Children's Literature. I am completing research on children, the media and identity and on image-text relations in gender diverse picturebooks.
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Qualifications
- PhD Macquarie University
- BA Macquarie University
Interests
- Childhood Studies
Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Humanities (Arts)
Contact
| Email: | D.Dickenson@westernsydney.edu.au |
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| Phone: | (02) 9685 9843 |
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| Location: | EQ.1.32 Parramatta |
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Teaching
Previous Teaching Areas
- 101265 Children's Culture, 2023
- 101626 Children's Literature: Image and Text, 2023
Publications
Journal Articles
- Nightingale, V., Dickenson, D. and Griff, C. (2002), 'Children's Views on Media Harm', Metro Magazine, vol 132 , pp 212 - 224.
Other Publications
- 2013, 'Children and Reading: Literature Review', Report
Previous Projects
| Title: | Literature Review of Children and Reading |
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| Western Researchers: | Di Dickenson |
| Years: | 2013-06-06 - 2013-08-31 |
| ID: | P00021677 |
Supervision
Doctor Dickenson BHons and Cosupervision for MHons
Current Supervision
| Thesis Title: | Waking Persephone - novel and exegesis |
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| Thesis Title: | Ageless yarnin- enriching young ones wellbeing through connecting to Country, saving our planet through ecological custodianship |
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| Thesis Title: | Comparative Studies of Australian and Chinese Children's Literature through Examining Chinese Translations of Australian Children?s Books |
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| Thesis Title: | The nightmare realm: Genre practice as preserver-destroyer, a creative piece and exegesis. |
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Previous Supervision
| Thesis Title: | "Children of Chaos' and 'The Goddess with a Thousand Faces: Unravelling the Heroine's Journey in the Myth of Persephone' |
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| Thesis Title: | The Evolution of Young Adult Literature and its Growth and Development in Australia: The Guidance to Write an Australian Young Adult Novel. |
| Field of Research: | Creative Arts |
| Thesis Title: | What is the responsibility of truth in fictional history? can historical fiction address present day concerns by setting them in a past context. |
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| Thesis Title: | Publishing for Children: Angus & Robertson and the Development of Australian Children's Publishing, 1897-1933 |
| Field of Research: | Language And Literature, N.e.c. |
| Thesis Title: | Seasons of the Witch |
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| Thesis Title: | The Influence of the 'Post' or 'Third Wave' Feminist 21st Century on Interpretations of the 'Little Red Riding Hood' Tale, and the use of these Tales as Socialising Tools for Children and Young Adults, in particular, Young Girls. |
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| Thesis Title: | What is the responsibility of truth in fictional history? can historical fiction address present day concerns by setting them in a past context |
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| Thesis Title: | Mills and Fur: Feminism and Femininity in the Supernatural Romance. |
| Field of Research: | Studies In Human Society |
| Thesis Title: | Tintin in the Classroom: Engaging Students in the Study of the Past Through Comics |
| Field of Research: | Language And Literature |
| Thesis Title: | An eternal return of the same? Have gender depictions changed in Disney's 2015 Cinderella live remake? |
| Field of Research: | Language And Literature, N.e.c. |
| Thesis Title: | The Nightmare Realm-Trauma, the Child and Creative Practice in Fictional Dream Worlds |
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| Thesis Title: | Representing Animals: Normalizing Nonhuman/Human Relationships |
| Field of Research: | Society And Culture |
| Thesis Title: | The Evolution of Young Adult Literature and its Growth and Development in Australia: The guidance to write an Australian Young Adult novel |
| Field of Research: | Creative Arts |